Seedbank Dynamics in Agroecosystems
Special Issue Editors
Interests: weed ecology; seedbank dynamics; seed dormancy; seedling emergence; population dynamics; agroecology; integrated weed management; cover crops; herbicide resistance ecology
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Interests: weed agroecology; weed population dynamics; seedbank dynamics; weed biodiversity; seedling emergence modeling; climate change and agroecosystems; integrated weed management; ecological modeling; decision-support systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Seedbanks play a central role in plant population persistence and weed community dynamics in agroecosystems. Over the last few decades, advances in seed ecology have improved our understanding of dormancy cycling, germination ecology, seed persistence, and recruitment dynamics under agricultural management systems. More recently, attention has increasingly focused on the effects of climate variability, cover crops, tillage practices, and maternal environmental conditions on seed traits and seedbank behavior. However, important challenges remain in integrating ecological theory with practical weed management and predictive approaches for sustainable agroecosystems.
This Special Issue aims to collect original research and review articles focused on ecological, physiological, and environmental processes regulating seedbank dynamics in agricultural systems. The Special Issue will emphasize how management practices, environmental conditions, and seed traits influence dormancy, germination, emergence timing, persistence, and population dynamics.
Topics of interest include seed dormancy and germination ecology; maternal environmental effects on seed traits; seedbank persistence and depletion; seedling emergence modeling; climate change effects on recruitment dynamics; ecological impacts of tillage and cover crops; herbicide-resistant weed seed ecology; and predictive ecological modeling approaches for weed management.
We welcome original research articles, reviews, short communications, and methodological papers related to seed ecology and seedbank dynamics in agricultural and managed ecosystems. Studies integrating laboratory, greenhouse, field, and modeling approaches are especially encouraged.
Dr. Fernando Oreja
Dr. José L. Gonzalez-Andujar
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- seedbank dynamics
- seed dormancy
- germination ecology
- seedling emergence
- weed ecology
- agroecosystems
- population dynamics
- maternal effects
- cover crops
- climate change
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